Song Ci is an important part of ancient Chinese literature, known alongside Tang poetry as the "twin peaks". Ci originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, featuring masters like Su Shi, Xin Qiji, and Li Qingzhao.
惜春心。 步花阴。 怕春深。 风扬游丝吹落絮,满园林。 日长帘幕沈沈。 朱阑畔、斜亸琼簪。 笑摘梨花闲照水,贴眉心。